If you create the stage area on a different system than the installation system, then the path does not have to start with /stage. You can use any top-level directory name. However, the second level directory name must be ias902, and you must create subdirectories below ias902 as shown in this example.

The system will prompt you to log in as the root user to start installation, configuration, or cloning. However, internally, all the operations are done as a normal operating system user (not the root user) who owns or will own the Oracle software (except when it is mandatory to perform operations as the root user).

After you complete the installation and configuration of Oracle9iAS CC, you must perform maintenance and management operations using a normal operating system user who is the owner of a particular Oracle home, unless otherwise required by the base product itself.

Two-Tier Deployment

A two-tier deployment involves the deployment of the components in the following table.

Preconfiguration Validations

Set the DISPLAY environment variable to a valid X Server, and tune the kernel parameters as specified in Chapter 1, " Installation Requirements". Otherwise, the preconfiguration validation will fail.

Configuring Infrastructure Database on the Database-Tier

Complete the following procedure to configure Oracle9iAS CC Infrastructure:

If you have previous Oracle9iAS installations on your system, then ensure that Enterprise Manager Web site is shut down before starting configuration.

Verify that Enterprise Manager Web site is shut down if you installed and completed the configuration of Oracle9iAS Infrastructure for OiD/SSO server. If Enterprise Manager Web site is in any of the existing Oracle9iAS ORACLE_HOMEs, then use the following procedure to shut it down:

Log in as the user who owns the ORACLE_HOME in which the Enterprise Manager Web site is running.

Ensure that the ORACLE_HOME variable is set properly.

Run the following command:

$ $ORACLE_HOME/bin/emctl stop

When prompted, enter the Enterprise Manager (EMD) password. This should shut down the Enterprise Manager Web site.

Log in as the root user.

Set the DISPLAY environment variable to a valid display.

Using the following command, start the Rapid Configurator tool as the root user:

The system might prompt you to enter the path for the Oracle9iAS CC release 2 (9.0.2.0.1) ORACLE_HOME that you want to configure. If you have the environmental variable CC_ORACLE_HOME set prior to starting the configuration, then Rapid Configurator will not prompt you for this information, and will configure the ORACLE_HOME that you specified with the variable.

The Welcome screen appears. Click Next.

Note:

Click the Help button to obtain further information about input fields for each configuration screen.

The Oracle9iAS Instance Information screen appears. This screen prompts you to enter an instance name, and set the password for the instance.

According to Outsourcing standards the Oracle9i Application Server instance name should be xyyyys_infradb. Each Oracle9i Application Server install is represented by a unique instance name. At the prompts, enter a name for this installation, and enter a password for the instance. The password must include at least one alphabetic and one numeric character, and it must be at least five characters long. Confirm the password by entering the same password again.

The Summary screen appears. This screen shows the summary of information you entered on the previous configuration screens. A progress window appears, and indicates configuration progress. When the configuration is complete, the progress window displays "done" at the bottom of the window.

If post-configuration instructions appear above the "done" text in the progress window, then you need to complete the required steps listed in the instructions after you exit the Rapid Configurator. Refer to the section "Completing Postconfiguration Steps for Infrastructure" for details.

You can view the configuration log by clicking on the Open Log button. Check the log for any errors. Click Close to close the configuration log, and click Exit to exit from the Rapid Configurator. The log file is located in the directory, /admin/mwcc/logs/config.

Preconfiguration Validations

Set the DISPLAY environment variable to a valid X Server, and tune the kernel parameters as specified in Chapter 1, " Installation Requirements". Otherwise, the preconfiguration validation will fail.

Configuring Infrastructure Mid-Tier on the Middle-Tier

Complete the following procedure to configure Oracle9iAS CC Infrastructure:

If you have previous Oracle9iAS installations on your system, then ensure that Enterprise Manager Web site is shut down before starting configuration.

Verify that Enterprise Manager Web site is shut down if you installed and completed the configuration of Oracle9iAS Infrastructure for OiD and SSO server. If Enterprise Manager Web site is in any of the existing Oracle9iAS ORACLE_HOMEs, then use the following procedure to shut it down:

Log in as the user who owns the ORACLE_HOME in which the Enterprise Manager Web site is running.

Verify that the ORACLE_HOME variable is set properly.

Run the following command:

$ $ORACLE_HOME/bin/emctl stop

When prompted, enter the Enterprise Manager (EMD) password. This should shut down the Enterprise Manager Web site.

Log in as the root user.

Set the DISPLAY environment variable to a valid display.

Using the following command, start the Rapid Configurator tool as the root user:

The system might prompt you to enter the path for the Oracle9iAS CC ORACLE_HOME that you want to configure. If you have the environmental variable CC_ORACLE_HOME set prior to starting the configuration, then Rapid Configurator will not prompt you for this information, and will configure the ORACLE_HOME that you specified with the variable.

The Welcome screen appears. Click Next.

Note:

Click the Help button to obtain further information about input fields for each configuration screen.

The Oracle9iAS Instance Information screen appears. This screen prompts you to enter an instance name, and set the password for the instance.

According to Oracle Outsourcing standards the Oracle9i Application Server instance name is xyyyys_infraoidsso. Each Oracle9i Application Server install is represented by a unique instance name. At the prompts, enter a name for this installation, and enter a password for the instance. The password must include at least one alphabetic and one numeric character, and it must be at least five characters long. Confirm the password by entering the same password again.

Oracle SID: Oracle database system identifier (SID), or the name of your database. Example: iasdb

Oracle9iAS Instance Password for the Metadata database: Enter the password for the Oracle9iAS instance.

The Language Selection screen appears.

Select one or more languages with which you want Oracle9iAS configured. You must select at least one language.

After you enter the required information, click Next.

Note:

Oracle Corporation recommends that you select only languages that you plan to use. If you select all languages, the time required to complete configuration is greatly increased.

The Summary screen appears. This screen shows the summary of information you entered on the previous configuration screens. A progress window appears, and indicates configuration progress. When the configuration is complete, the progress window displays "done" at the bottom of the window.

If postconfiguration instructions appear above the "done" text in the progress window, then you need to complete the required steps listed in the instructions after you exit the Rapid Configurator. Refer to the section "Completing Postconfiguration Steps for Infrastructure" for details.

You can view the configuration log by clicking on the Open Log button. Check the log for any errors. Click Close to close the configuration log, and click Exit to exit from the Rapid Configurator. The log file is in the directory, /admin/mwcc/logs/config.

Completing Postconfiguration Steps for Infrastructure

Complete the following tasks:

Verify that there is a network connection from the database-tier to the middle-tier system before starting configuration.

When you configure SSO, the database-tier system initiates a connection to the OiD server running on the middle-tier system. Using the following command, ensure this connectivity from the database-tier to the OiD port on the middle-tier:

# telnet hostnameoidport#

where the variable hostname represents the host name for the middle-tier system, and the variable oidport# represents the OiD port number.

You should see the following response to the telnet command:

Trying your_host_ip_address
Connected to hostname
Escape character is ’^]’

In the response above, the variable your_host_ip_address is the IP host address of your middle-tier system.

If you see this response, then it indicates that you can connect to the system and you can go on to the installation procedure.

If you do not see this response, then you must contact your network administrator to troubleshoot the network connection.

Log into the database-tier as the owner of the Oracle home for Infrastructure database-tier.

Source the ora_cc_env file by using the following:

$ . /etc/ora_cc_env

Source the profile for this Oracle home and select the Infrastructure mid-tier Oracle home:

Using the following command, change directories to the Oracle9iAS CC scripts directory:

$ cd $ORACLE_CC_ROOT/rct/infra/bin

Enter the following command to run the script, infra_postconfig.sh:

$ ./infra_postconfig.sh

Note:

For security reasons, the system will not echo a password.

The script runs to completion and creates a log in the following directory:

$ORACLE_CC_ROOT/logs/config/postconfig.log.<date-time-stamp>

Verify that the error log contains no significant errors. You can disregard the following errors:

Portal SMI: ERROR: Web DAV: /dav_portal/orasso could not be found.

Repository Access API throws exception

Verifying Configuration

Check the configuration log file located in the $ORACLE_CC_ROOT/logs/config directory for any errors.

To verify that you correctly installed and configured the Infrastructure, go to the URL, http://<hostname>.<domainname>:7777/oiddas. Log in as the orcladmin user with the password that you specified during configuration. The login should be successful.

Configuring Oracle9iAS CC Mid-Tier

Confirm Prerequisites

Except for stand alone J2EE and Web Cache deployment, you must have Oracle9i Application Server Infrastructure configured and running.

Configure Oracle9iAS CC Mid-Tier

Complete the following procedure:

If you have previous Oracle9iAS installations on your system, then ensure that Enterprise Manager Web site is shut down before starting configuration.

Make sure that you shutdown the site if you previously installed and completed the configuration of Oracle9iAS Infrastructure for OiD and SSO server. If Enterprise Manager Web site is in any of the existing Oracle9iAS ORACLE_HOMEs, then use the following procedure to shut it down:

Log in as the user who owns the ORACLE_HOME in which the Enterprise Manager Web site is running.

Ensure that you set the ORACLE_HOME variable.

Run the following command:

$ $ORACLE_HOME/bin/emctl stop

When prompted, enter the Enterprise Manager (EMD) password. This should shut down the Enterprise Manager Web site.

As the root user, use the following command to start the Rapid Configurator tool:

Click the Help button to obtain further information about input fields for each configuration screen.

The Instance InformationOracle9iAS screen appears. This screen prompts you to enter an instance name, and set the password for the instance.

A unique instance name represents each Oracle9iAS install. According to Oracle Outsourcing standards the Oracle9i Application Server instance name is xyyyyo_iasmt. At the prompts, enter a name for this installation, and enter a password for the instance. The password must include at least one alphabetic and one numeric character, and it must have at least five characters. Confirm the password by entering the same password again.

After you enter the required information, click Next.

The Oracle9iAS Deployment Type screen appears. Click the appropriate radio button to select the deployment type from the following options:

Business Intelligence and Forms

J2EE and Web Cache

Portal and Wireless

After you enter the required information, click Next.

If you select J2EE and Web Cache in step 5, then the J2EE and Web Cache Infrastructure Information screen appears. Select one of the following deployment modes:

J2EE and Web Cache Associated with Infrastructure: To associate J2EE and Web Cache with an existing Oracle9iAS Infrastructure, click the Use the Oracle9iAS Infrastructure check box. Doing this opens the text boxes to enter the required infrastructure information. Enter the following:

Single Sign-On Port: Enter the Single Sign-On (SSO) port number. You can obtain the SSO port number from the value for the OiD/SSO ORACLE_HOME in the file, $ORACLE_HOME/install/portlist.ini.

OiD Administrator Login: Enter the database login identity for Oracle Internet Directory on the infrastructure. The default is orcladmin.

OiD Administrator Password: Enter the password for the OiD login identity. The password is the instance password that you provided during Oracle9iAS metadata repository installation.

After you enter the required information, click Next.

Note:

SSO, OiD, and the Oracle9iAS metadata repository database with its corresponding Net listener must be up and running on the infrastructure system.

When you click Next, the Configurator validates infrastructure information you enter by connecting to the infrastructure instance. The system will not let you proceed if any invalid information is entered, or if any required processes are down.

J2EE and Web Cache Deployment: If you do not want to associate the J2EE and Web Cache deployment with Oracle9i Application Server infrastructure, then click Next.

If you selected Portal and Wireless, or Business Intelligence and Forms from the Oracle9iAS Deployment Type screen, then the Portal and Wireless Infrastructure Information screen appears.

Single Sign-On Port: Enter the Single Sign-On (SSO) port number. You can obtain the SSO port number from the value for OiD/SSO ORACLE_HOME in the file $ORACLE_HOME/install/portlist.ini.

OiD Administrator Login: Enter the database login identity for Oracle Internet Directory on the infrastructure. The default is orcladmin.

OiD Administrator Password: Enter the password for the OiD login identity. The password is the instance password that you provided during Oracle9iAS metadata repository installation.

Note:

Single Sign-On, OiD, and the Oracle9iAS metadata repository database with its corresponding Net listener must be up and running on the infrastructure system.

When you click Next, the Configurator validates infrastructure information you enter by connecting to the infrastructure instance. The system will not let you proceed if any invalid information is entered, or if any required processes are down.

Select one or more languages with which you want Oracle9i Application Server configured. You must select at least one language.

After you enter the required information, click Next.

The Summary screen appears. This screen shows the summary of information you entered on the previous configuration screens. A progress window appears, and indicates configuration progress. When the configuration is complete, Done appears at the bottom of the progress window.

You can view the configuration log by clicking on the Open Log button. Check the log for any errors. Click Close to close the configuration log, and click Exit to exit from the Rapid Configurator. The log file is in the directory, /admin/mwcc/logs/config.

Verifying Configuration

Check the configuration log file located in the $ORACLE_CC_ROOT/logs/config directory for any errors.

To verify that you correctly installed and configured Oracle9i Application Server J2EE component, go to the following URL and run OC4Jdcmn:

http://<hotsname>.<domainname>:7778/

To verify that you correctly installed and configured the Oracle9iAS middle-tier Portal component, go to the URL, http://<hostname>.<domainname>:7778/pls/portal. Click on the Login link and log in as portal with the password that you specified during configuration. The login should be successful.

Single-Tier Deployment

A single-tier deployment involves the deployment of the following components:

Preconfiguration Validations

Set the DISPLAY environment variable to a valid X Server, and tune the kernel parameters as specified in Chapter 1, " Installation Requirements". Otherwise, the preconfiguration validation will fail.

Configuring Infrastructure on the Single-Tier

Complete the following procedure to configure Oracle9iAS CC Infrastructure:

If you have previous Oracle9iAS installations on your system, then ensure that Enterprise Manager Web site is shut down before starting configuration.

Make sure that you shut down the site if you installed and completed the configuration of Oracle9iAS Infrastructure for OiD and SSO server. If Enterprise Manager Web site is in any of the existing Oracle9iAS ORACLE_HOMEs, then use the following procedure to shut it down:

Log in as the user who owns the ORACLE_HOME in which the Enterprise Manager Web site is running.

Ensure that the ORACLE_HOME variable is set properly.

Run the following command:

$ $ORACLE_HOME/bin/emctl stop

When prompted, enter the Enterprise Manager (EMD) password. This should shut down the Enterprise Manager Web site.

Log in as the root user.

Set the DISPLAY environment variable to a valid display.

Using the following command, start the Rapid Configurator tool as root:

The system might prompt you to enter the path for the Oracle9iAS CC ORACLE_HOME that you want to configure. If you have the environmental variable CC_ORACLE_HOME set prior to starting the configuration, then Rapid Configurator will not prompt you for this information, and will configure the ORACLE_HOME that you specified with the variable.

The Welcome screen appears. Click Next.

Note:

Click the Help button to obtain further information about input fields for each configuration screen.

The Oracle9iAS Instance Information screen appears. This screen prompts you to enter an instance name, and set the password for the instance.

According to Outsourcing standards the Oracle9i Application Server instance name should be xyyyys_infraall. Each Oracle9i Application Server install is represented by a unique instance name. At the prompts, enter a name for this installation, and enter a password for the instance. The password must include at least one alphabetic and one numeric character, and it must have at least five characters. Confirm the password by entering the same password again.

Select one or more languages with which you want Oracle9iAS configured. You must select at least one language.

After you enter the required information, click Next.

Note:

Oracle Corporation recommends that you select only languages that you plan to use. If you select all languages, the time required to complete configuration is greatly increased.

The Summary screen appears. This screen shows the summary of information you entered on the previous configuration screens. A progress window appears, and indicates configuration progress. When the configuration is complete, the progress window displays "done" at the bottom of the window.

You can view the configuration log by clicking on the Open Log button. Check the log for any errors. Click Close to close the configuration log, and click Exit to exit from the Rapid Configurator. The log file is in the directory, /admin/mwcc/logs/config.

Verifying Configuration

Check the configuration log file located in the $ORACLE_CC_ROOT/logs/config directory for any errors.

To verify that the Infrastructure mid-tier is correctly installed and configured, go to the URL, http://<hostname>.<domainname>:7777/oiddas. Log in as the orcladmin user with the password as specified during configuration. The login should be successful.

Configuring Oracle9iAS CC Mid-Tier

Confirm Prerequisites

Except for stand alone J2EE and Web Cache deployment, you must have Oracle9i Application Server Infrastructure configured and running.

Configure Oracle9iAS CC Mid-Tier

Complete the following procedure:

If you have previous Oracle9iAS installations on your system, then ensure that Enterprise Manager Web site is shut down before starting configuration.

Make sure that you shut down the site if you installed and completed the configuration of Oracle9iAS Infrastructure for OiD and SSO server. If Enterprise Manager Web site is in any of the existing Oracle9iAS ORACLE_HOMEs, then use the following procedure to shut it down:

Log in as the user who owns the ORACLE_HOME in which the Enterprise Manager Web site is running.

Ensure that the ORACLE_HOME variable is set properly.

Run the following command:

$ $ORACLE_HOME/bin/emctl stop

When prompted, enter the Enterprise Manager (EMD) password. This should shut down the Enterprise Manager Web site.

As the root user, use the following command to start the Rapid Configurator tool:

Click the Help button to obtain further information about input fields for each configuration screen.

The Instance InformationOracle9iAS screen appears. This screen prompts you to enter an instance name, and set the password for the instance.

According to Outsourcing standards the Oracle9i Application Server instance name should be xyyyyo_iasmt. Each Oracle9iAS install is represented by a unique instance name. At the prompts, enter a name for this installation, and enter a password for the instance. The password must include at least one alphabetic and one numeric character, and it must be at least five characters long. Confirm the password by entering the same password again.

After you enter the required information, click Next.

The Oracle9iAS Deployment Type screen appears. Click the appropriate radio button to select the deployment type from the following options:

Business Intelligence and Forms

J2EE and Web Cache

Portal and Wireless

After you enter the required information, click Next.

If you select J2EE and Web Cache in step 5, then the J2EE and Web Cache Infrastructure Information screen appears. Select one of the following deployment modes:

J2EE and Web Cache Associated with Infrastructure: To associate J2EE and Web Cache with an existing Oracle9iAS Infrastructure, click the Use the Oracle9iAS Infrastructure check box. Doing this opens the text boxes to enter the required infrastructure information. Enter the following:

Single Sign-On Port: Enter the Single Sign-On port number. You can obtain the SSO port number from the value for OiD/SSO ORACLE_HOME in the file, $ORACLE_HOME/install/portlist.ini.

OiD Administrator Login: Enter the database login identity for Oracle Internet Directory on the infrastructure. The default is orcladmin.

OiD Administrator Password: Enter the password for the OiD login identity. The password is the instance password that you provided during Oracle9iAS metadata repository installation.

After you enter the required information, click Next.

Note:

Single Sign-On, OiD, and the Oracle9iAS metadata repository database with its corresponding Net listener must be up and running on the infrastructure system.

When you click Next, the Configurator validates infrastructure information you enter by connecting to the infrastructure instance. The system will not let you proceed if any invalid information is entered, or if any required processes are down.

J2EE and Web Cache Deployment: If you do not want to associate the J2EE and Web Cache deployment with Oracle9iAS Infrastructure, then click Next.

If you selected Portal and Wireless, Business Intelligence and Forms, or Unified Messaging from the Oracle9iAS Deployment Type screen, then the Portal and Wireless Infrastructure Information screen appears.

Single Sign-On Port: Enter the Single Sign-On port number. You can obtain the SSO port number from the value for OiD/SSO ORACLE_HOME in the file $ORACLE_HOME/install/portlist.ini.

OiD Administrator Login: Enter the database login identity for Oracle Internet Directory on the infrastructure. The default is orcladmin.

OiD Administrator Password: Enter the password for the OiD login identity. The password is the instance password that you provided during Oracle9iAS metadata repository installation.

Note:

Single Sign-On, OiD, and the Oracle9iAS metadata repository database with its corresponding Net listener must be up and running on the infrastructure system.

When you click Next, the Configurator validates infrastructure information you enter by connecting to the infrastructure instance. The system will not let you proceed if any invalid information is entered, or if any required processes are down.

Select one or more languages with which you want Oracle9i Application Server configured. You must select at least one language.

After you enter the required information, click Next.

The Summary screen appears. This screen shows the summary of information you entered on the previous configuration screens. A progress window appears, and indicates configuration progress. When the configuration is complete, Done appears at the bottom of the progress window.

You can view the configuration log by clicking on the Open Log button. Check the log for any errors. Click Close to close the configuration log, and click Exit to exit from the Rapid Configurator. The log file is located in the directory /admin/mwcc/logs/config.

The OC4J Demo instance is not started by default after the configuration is complete. To start the OC4J Demo instance, use the following procedure:

Log in as oracle (or as the user who owns the Oracle9iAS ORACLE_HOME).

To set the environment, use the following command to open the Oracle9iAS profile file:

$ . $HOME/profile.iascc_env

Select the ORACLE_HOME that has just been configured. Use the following command to start the OC4J Demos:

$ $ORACLE_HOME/dcm/bin/dcmctl start -co OC4J_Demos

Verifying Configuration

Check the configuration log file located in the $ORACLE_CC_ROOT/logs/config directory for any errors.

To verify that the Oracle9iAS middle-tier Portal component is correctly installed and configured, go to the URL, http://<hostname>.<domainname>:7778/pls/portal. Click on the Login link and log in as portal with the password specified during configuration. The login should be successful.

Postconfiguration

This section provides information on patches and starting the Infrastructure database in archive log mode.

Mandatory Patches

Oracle integrated the following patches into the Gold Image. You must apply these patches during installation using the product CD-ROMs:

Oracle Forms and Reports Patch Set 9.0.2.2 (bug 2842923)

Oracle9i Application Server Patch Set 9.0.2.3 (bug 3038037)

Starting the Infrastructure Database in Archive Log Mode

Perform the following procedure to start the Infrastructure database in archive log mode:

Stop all the instances.

Log in as the user who owns the Oracle home that has the Infrastructure database.